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3E1U48Z

Irrigation of Joints using Irrigating Substance, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2020 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2020 to now.

  1. FY2020 Added to the code set Irrigation of Joints using Irrigating Substance, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

What this code says

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

3. Root operation Irrigation

Putting in or on a cleansing substance

5. Approach Percutaneous Endoscopic

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
3E1038X Irrigation of Skin and Mucous Membranes using Irrigating Substance, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
3E1038Z Irrigation of Skin and Mucous Membranes using Irrigating Substance, Percutaneous Approach Valid
3E10X8X Irrigation of Skin and Mucous Membranes using Irrigating Substance, Diagnostic Valid
3E10X8Z Irrigation of Skin and Mucous Membranes using Irrigating Substance Valid
3E1938X Irrigation of Nose using Irrigating Substance, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
3E1938Z Irrigation of Nose using Irrigating Substance, Percutaneous Approach Valid
3E1978X Irrigation of Nose using Irrigating Substance, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic Valid
3E1978Z Irrigation of Nose using Irrigating Substance, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
3E1988X Irrigation of Nose using Irrigating Substance, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic Valid
3E1988Z Irrigation of Nose using Irrigating Substance, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
3E1B38X Irrigation of Ear using Irrigating Substance, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
3E1B38Z Irrigation of Ear using Irrigating Substance, Percutaneous Approach Valid